The 2025 Leaving Certificate Mathematics Papers
As I mentioned a few days ago, examinations for the 2025 school Leaving Certificate are under way. One of the interesting things about the Irish system is that the examination papers are put up online immediately after the examinations. Students took their first paper in Mathematics (either Ordinary or Higher level) on Friday (yesterday), and there has been some reaction.
Anyway, I thought I’d share the papers here so you can see what you think. Paper 2 is on Monday 9th June, so I’ll add those papers then.
They look reasonable to me. The thing that strikes me about them is that they are much more structured than the A-level mathematics examinations I took way back in 1981.
Comments are welcome through the box below.
Update: As promised here are the Papers 2:
Reaction to Paper 2 of Higher Mathematics is that it was more challenging than Paper 1.
In the Dark 
June 8, 2025 at 10:22 am
I like the fact that many of the questions are related to ‘real world’ maths problems, such as the savings you might make on special offers in supermarkets. Reminds me of the current offer on Tayto crisps in Tesco – the 12-bag pack actually costs more than 2 of the 6-pack.
June 8, 2025 at 11:33 am
They’re probably not even proper Tayto…
June 8, 2025 at 12:18 pm
Of course they are! The only crisps worth eating. (Cheese and Onion of course…)
June 18, 2025 at 3:52 pm
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